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miamivice · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:25 am Post subject: 1985 Camaro Iroc and 14" wheels

alright, sorry for this post, im trying to figure out options for brakes on my mopar.

its got manual drums now and i want to convert it to power discs on all 4 corners. several kits out there use GM calipilars/brakes identical to a "1985 IROC"

what i need to know is if if with caplipars and brakes identical to an iroc, can i run 14" wheels with it???? yesss, i want to run 14" wheels on my charger! ...leave me along...

again, sorry for this weird question, does it make any sense?

Dewey316 · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:28 am Post subject:

its going to depend on the wheels. You might be able to, but the offset on the wheel face, and such is going to determine it. If it is using the 10.5" rotors, and single piston iron caliper, than it will be the same as what is on your car. Measure everything up compared to the wheels you want to use.

miamivice · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:41 am Post subject:

hmm, kit says it uses "11 inch diameter rotors and big piston GM calipers." wonder if i could use the smaller diamter rotors.

http://www.ecihotrodbrakes.com/dodge_plymouth_discbrake_conversions.html

well crap, i might have to go find a new set of wheels for the 3rd time.

"Suitable 14 inch wheel diameter (or larger) disc brake compatible wheels are required." dunno what 'disc brake compatible wheels means...

miamivice · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:13 am Post subject:

...another question that ill throw out there for you guys:

how important do you think it would be for me to convert the rear to disc brakes from drums? i could just have the drums rebuilt for about 150 or spend 5 - 600 bucks for the parts needed to convert the back end to discs. worth it? how much of a diffrence is there? from what i understand, the fronts do most of the stopping.

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and since everyone likes pictures, here are the wheels i WOULD LIKE to run

...granted, they need to be polished and the recesed areas need to be painted black

Dewey316 · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:19 am Post subject:

the fronts do a huge ammount of the braking, upgrading to rear disks is likely an upgrade, I don't how much of a diffrence you will really feel, I guess the real question is, is the upgrade worth $600 to you. The drums actualy stop pretty good, but they heat up and fade pretty fast too.

chevymad · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:13 pm Post subject:

Deweys got it. Drum brakes actually have more surface area then discs. They're also self actuating, so for the first stop they have more braking then a disc brake. Problem is they dont shed heat very well. So you do a couple stops in a row and they do nothing. This is where you'll notice the difference with discs. My 87 has rear drums. On the canadian trip we all pulled over and several people were complaining about not having much brake left.. including Rich who was behind me! Yet my car with good ceramix front pads was actually stopping better then earlier in the run. Point is good front discs/rear drums will be vastly improved from what you have and will work fine for most driving.